Philip Hensher

Freudian dramas

Sendak’s entrancing sets for opera and ballet were not only decorative but full of Freudian drama

issue 01 June 2019

  • Drawing the Curtain: Maurice Sendak’s Designs for Opera and Ballet

    Liam Doona, Rachel Federman, Avi Steinberg and Christopher Mattaliano

    Prestel, pp. 208

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